The Good...The Bad...The Ugly... of The Month...
The Good
The candidates: Kathryn Gemme the life-long Red Sox fan who died at 112, Urban Meyer, coach of the #1 Florida Gators, Saints coach Sean Payton, mountain climber Sir Edmund Hillary and a newcomer: Barbaro, the great thoroughbred who suffered for 9 months before being put down this week. And the winner is: Barbaro...
The Bad
The candidates: Detroit Lions GM Matt Millen, new Miami Hurricanes coach Nick Saban who stiffed the Dolphins, Barry Bonds who threw teammate Mark Sweeny under the bus, felon Tank Johnson of the Chicago Bears who is playing in the Super Bowl thanks to a liberal judge plus newcomers: Reggie Bush who was fined for showing up the Bears in a playoff game, Chris Henry, the 9th Cincinnati Bengal arrested this year (by the way, the San Diego Chargers are catching up. Terrence Kiel, cited for public urination, makes it 8 law violations for the team this season), Kelvin Cato's (Knicks center) wife who abandoned his 6-year old son, Al Unser Jr., a DUI leaving an accident scene, Latrell Sprewell who's being sued by his ex-wife to the tune of $200 million for roughing her up and being a dead-beat dad, Kobe Bryant for hitting a player in a game (whew) and one more: newcomer Tyrone Braxton, former Denver Bronco who pleaded guilty to cocaine and marijuana possession. And the winner is: Tank Johnson, a human arsenal who just could kill someone before his playing days are through, which would qualify him for "The Ugly award of the Year"...
The Ugly
Candidates: the killer of 23-year old Darrent Williams of the Denver Broncos, the apparently accidental death of USC kicker Mario Danelo, Duke lacrosse attorney Mike Nifong who shouldn't have a license for practicing law, and former Penn State player La Von Chisley, arrested for killing a PSU student. Nothing is worse than taking someones life. For that reason and if proven guilty, the winner is: La Von Chisley who apparently knew the victim...
On this date in 1965, the Righteous Brothers were #1 and that song is today's video link. You'll find it in our #1 timeline...
Timeline Memories...
Super Bowl Sunday: 1988] Herb Alpert plays our national anthem on trumpet and then the Washington Redskins led by the 1st black quarterback in SB history, Doug Williams, rout the Denver Broncos 42-10...1993] The Dallas Cowboys win the 1st of 3 SB titles in the 90's, crushing the Buffalo Bills 52-17...1999] Cher sings our national anthem prior to the Denver Broncos 2nd consecutive SB title. They beat Atlanta 34-19 as John Elway stars...
"Free at Last": 1865] Slavery is abolished with the ratification of the 13th amendment...
"A Little Bit of Soap": 1949] The 1st daytime soap, "These Are My Children" airs on Chicago's NBC-TV affiliate. The 15-minute show runs on weekdays in January and February...
Outer Limits: 1958] The U.S. enters the "Space Age" by launching its 1st satellite into orbit - Explorer I...
Recorded on this date: 1963] "Surfin' U.S.A./Shutdown" - Beach Boys...
Hitting the Road: 1979] The Clash start their 1st U.S. tour with Bo Diddley as their opening act...
"Beats It": 2005] Jury selection begins in Santa Monica (CA) for Michael Jackson's child molestation trial. Jackson will be acquitted...
#1 on this date: 1965] "You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling" - Righteous Brothers (today's video link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7827EMkm5ko )...1974] "The Way We Were" - Barbra Streisand...1978] "Love Rollercoaster" - Ohio Players...1981] "The Tide is High" - Blondie...1984] "Karma Chameleon" - Culture Club...
Record Breaker: 1970] LSU's Pistol Pete Maravich breaks Oscar Robertson's college scoring record with a career total of 2,974 points by scoring 53 against Mississippi...
"Fly Me To The Moon": 1971] Astronauts Alan B. Shepard Jr., Edgar D. Mitchell and Stuart A. Roosa blast off for the moon on Apollo 14...
Mickey Dee Padre: 1974] McDonald's founder Ray Kroc buys the San Diego Padres...
Mickey Dee Comrade: 1990] McDonald's opens its 1st restaurant in Moscow...
The Final Curtain: 1984] Edwin Newman retires from NBC News after 35 years at the network...
Premiered on this date: 1986] "Down and Out in Beverly Hills" premieres with Nick Nolte, Bette Midler, Richard Dreyfuss and Little Richard...
Off his rocker: 2000] Atlanta Braves problem child John Rocker is suspended by baseball commissioner Bud Selig for his disparaging racial remarks, mostly about the straphangers on the #7 to Shea Stadium. He makes the statements in a Sports Illustrated article (the good news is that Rocker is out of baseball now)...
Wedding Bells: 2005] SBC Communications Inc. announces it was acquiring AT&T Corp. for $16 billion...
[To ensure accuracy of dates and content, multiple reference sources are used in each timeline]...
Commentary...
These are the books he wrote: "Rage of Angels", "The Other Side of Midnight", "Master of the Game", "If Tomorrow Comes" and "The Naked Face" - all best sellers - all great titles. Oh, he also produced "The Patty Duke Show" and created and produced "I Dream of Jeannie". Most people would settle for one of these credits but Sidney Shelton owned all of them. The author died yesterday of complications from pneumonia. "Happy Trails" to Sidney Shelton who was 89...
"Happy Birthday...happy birthday":
Justin Timberlake (26), Portia de Rossi (34), Minnie Driver (36), Anthony ("Without A Trace") La Paglia (48), Johnny Lydon a.k.a. Johnny Rotten (51), Harry Wayne (KC) Casey (56), Nolan Ryan (60), Jessica Walter (63), Suzanne Pleshette (70), Ernie ("let's play two") Banks (76), Jean Simmons (78), Norman Mailer (84) and Carol ("Hello Dolly") Channing (86)...
Timeline Countdown: 4 days until Super Bowl XLI, 15 days until 'pitchers and catchers' and 49 days until Spring...
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